Reports from Zimbabwe: Circumcision can protect from HIV transmission:

Technically, male circumcision involves removal of some or whole of the foreskin from the penis. In the recent National AIDS council media editor’s meeting held at Kadoma it was said that Zimbabwe can reduce HIV prevalence by between 35-50% if half of the three million sexually active male adults are circumcised. Researchers say that risk of HIV is three times higher in non-circumcised males compared to their circumcised counterparts.

• Nearly 1.1 million people in Zimbabwe are HIV positive with 40% unaware of their status.
• Total HIV prevalence rate for Zimbabwe is 13.7%.  
• 25% of children in this country are orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS related deaths according to UN agency reports.
• 160,000 children are infected with counts rising by 17,000 yearly.
• There are 2,000 HIV related deaths in Zimbabwe every week.